# Kamouraska-Témiscouata

Kamouraska-Témiscouata (French pronunciation:) is a former provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. As of its final election, it included the municipalities of Kamouraska, La Pocatière, Saint-Athanase, Packington, Dégelis and Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.
It was created for the 1973 election from Kamouraska and parts of L'Islet and Témiscouata. Its final election was in 2008. It was dissolved prior to the 2012 election and replaced by the Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata and Côte-du-Sud electoral districts.

## Members of the National Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Kamouraska, L'Islet and Témiscouata |||||
| 30th | 1973–1976 | Jean-Marie Pelletier | Liberal |
| 31st | 1976–1981 | Léonard Lévesque | Parti Québécois |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Léonard Lévesque | Parti Québécois |
| 33rd | 1985–1989 | France Dionne | Liberal |
| 34th | 1989–1994 | France Dionne | Liberal |
| 35th | 1994–1997 | France Dionne | Liberal |
| 35th | 1997–1998 | Claude Béchard | Liberal |
| 36th | 1998–2003 | Claude Béchard | Liberal |
| 37th | 2003–2007 | Claude Béchard | Liberal |
| 38th | 2007–2008 | Claude Béchard | Liberal |
| 39th | 2008–2010 | Claude Béchard | Liberal |
| 39th | 2010–2012 | André Simard | Parti Québécois |
| Dissolved into Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata and Côte-du-Sud |||||

## Electoral results

Quebec provincial by-election, November 29, 2010 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Parti Québécois | André Simard | 7,213 | 36.85 | +15.70 |
| | Liberal | France Dionne | 7,017 | 35.85 | -17.85 |
| | Action démocratique | Gérald Beaulieu | 4,509 | 23.03 | +1.47 |
| | Québec solidaire | Serge Proulx | 522 | 2.67 | -0.27 |
| | Green | Frédéric Brophy Nolan | 314 | 1.60 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,575 | 98.51 | – |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 296 | 1.49 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,871 | 57.65 | -2.90 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 34,470 | – | – |
| | Parti Québécois gain from Liberal | Parti Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.78 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
2008 Quebec general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Claude Béchard | 11,048 | 53.70 | +13.98 |
| | Action démocratique | Ian Sénéchal | 4,436 | 21.56 | -15.12 |
| | Parti Québécois | Michel Forget | 4,351 | 21.15 | +1.73 |
| | Québec solidaire | Manon Côté | 604 | 2.94 | +0.83 |
| | Independent | Alexis Plourde | 134 | 0.65 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,573 | – | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +14.55 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
2007 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Claude Béchard | 9,826 | 39.72 | -6.03 |
| Action démocratique | Gérald Beaulieu | 9,074 | 36.68 | +10.27 |
| Parti Québécois | Nancy Gagnon | 4,804 | 19.42 | -6.27 |
| Québec solidaire | Céline Tremblay | 521 | 2.11 | - |
| Green | Louise Lebel | 515 | 2.08 | +0.89 |
vte2003 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Claude Béchard | 11,266 | 45.75 | +2.26 |
| Action démocratique | Pierre Lévesque | 6,504 | 26.41 | +14.25 |
| Parti Québécois | Harold LeBel | 6,326 | 25.69 | -17.37 |
| Green | Guy Duguay | 293 | 1.19 | - |
| Independent | Raymond Robert | 238 | 0.97 | - |
1998 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Claude Béchard | 11,259 | 43.49 | -8.46 |
| Parti Québécois | Denis Simard | 11,149 | 43.06 | +5.45 |
| Action démocratique | Arsène Gendron | 3,149 | 12.16 | +2.95 |
| Socialist Democracy | Jérôme Frédéric Bouchard | 334 | 1.29 | +0.06 |
Quebec provincial by-election, October 6, 1997 :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Claude Béchard | 9,946 | 51.95 | +9.26 |
| Parti Québécois | Denis Simard | 7,201 | 37.61 | -3.49 |
| Action démocratique | Carl Raymond | 1,762 | 9.21 | -4.05 |
| Socialist Democracy | Jérôme Frédéric Bouchard | 236 | 1.23 | -1.72 |
1995 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Oui | 15,632 | 52.66 |
| | Non | 14 055 | 47.34 |
1994 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | France Dionne | 10,373 | 42.69 | -12.98 |
| Parti Québécois | Hélène Alarie | 9,987 | 41.10 | +4.00 |
| Action démocratique | Yvan Ouellet | 3,223 | 13.26 | – |
| New Democratic | André Bourgoin | 717 | 2.95 | – |
1992 Charlottetown Accord referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 14,734 | 62.12 |
| | Oui | 8,985 | 37.88 |
1989 Quebec general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | France Dionne | 12,354 | 55.67 | -1.72 |
| Parti Québécois | Claudette Dorval | 8,233 | 37.10 | +0.92 |
| Green | Marie-Hélène Lemieux | 1,605 | 7.23 | +4.35 |
1980 Quebec referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Non | 13,920 | 56.03 |
| | Oui | 10,922 | 43.97 |